setTitle
Parameters
setTitle(title: string)— The main headline of the embed.- Limit: Max 256 characters.
Visual Location
Appears at the very top of the embed in large, bold text.
Embed Builder Methods
setDescription
Parameters
setDescription(description: string)— The main body content.- Limit: Max 4096 characters.
Visual Location
Appears just below the title. Supports Markdown (bold, italics, links, code blocks).
setURL
Parameters
setURL(url: string)— A valid http/https link.
Visual Location
Turns the Title into a clickable blue hyperlink.
setColor
Parameters
setColor(color: ColorResolvable)— Hex code, integer, or string.- Example:
0x0099FF,'Red','#FFFFFF'.
Visual Location
The vertical colored strip on the left side of the embed.
setAuthor
Parameters
Accepts an object: { name, iconURL, url }
name: string— The name of the author (max 256 chars).iconURL?: string— Small circular image to the left of the name.url?: string— Makes the author name clickable.
Visual Location
Appears at the very top, above the Title, in smaller text.
setThumbnail
Parameters
setThumbnail(url: string)— URL to an image file.
Visual Location
A small, square image displayed in the top-right corner of the embed.
addFields
Parameters
Accepts a comma-separated list or array of objects:
name: string— The field title (max 256 chars).value: string— The field text (max 1024 chars).inline?: boolean— If true, fields will stack side-by-side.
Visual Location
Displayed in blocks below the Description but above the Image. Great for key-value data.
setImage
Parameters
setImage(url: string)— URL to a large image file.
Visual Location
A large image displayed at the bottom of the embed content (full width).
setFooter
Parameters
Accepts an object: { text, iconURL }
text: string— Footer text (max 2048 chars).iconURL?: string— Small circular image to the left of the text.
Visual Location
Very small text at the absolute bottom of the card.
setTimestamp
Parameters
setTimestamp(date?: Date | number)- Leave empty
.setTimestamp()to use the current time.
Visual Location
Appears to the right of the Footer text. Discord automatically converts this to the user’s local timezone.